mom and daughters date

For Mother's Day, Amy and I gave Mom dates. We are going to take her out once a month for a year. Mom always gives us fun presents like that for our birthdays. I prefer to give presents that I can enjoy as well, and since this guarantees that I get to go out with my Mom and my sister once a month, I thought it was a great idea!

Today we went to Kneaders (I think that's what it's called). Amy said that they do all you can eat french toast, so we were going to go for a brunch date. They stopped serving breakfast at 11, and we got there after that, so we didn't get the french toast. We'll have to try that again another time. But the sandwiches were great. And for dessert, we got pastries.

We got the pastries to go, because we were all full from the lunch, and then we went shopping. Amy got a chair from the DI (I should have taken a picture of it, but I didn't think of that). She's rearranging her house to fit an art desk. Mom got some really nice shirts and a skirt and a new purse. I love bags.

Mostly we just wandered around enjoying each other's company. It was very nice. We got back to Mom's house and ate our desserts.


A strawberry tart, a key lime pie, and carrot cake. They were all delicious. We got them to share, and since I like order and I'm bossy, I had a method for the sharing. We each had a dessert, then took a bite. Then I shouted, "next!", and we traded in a circle and took a bite of the next one. Very efficient.

I love my family. I love that I enjoy being with them so much, that we have such pleasant converstations. Since Brett and I have been meditating and focusing on managing our stress, I've noticed that I pay more attention to my relationships rather than my task list. I still have a long way to go, but I am remembering what is most important to me. The people around me, my family and friends, make my life so much better.